Lent has always appealed to me. The idea that you give up something you really love in the lead up to Easter - when Jesus gave up his life for us - is a strong symbol. I don't actually practice lent very often - mainly because I forget to start. Perhaps I should start MY lent after Easter!!!
This year, our three children have been doing Forty Days of Water: a fundraising idea from blood:water mission. The idea is that you only drink water from the tap and the money you save is donated to the oganisation to build clean water projects for communities in Uganda. Ian and I didn't do the water challenge, but we stopped buying juice (because it became obvious that Ian was the only one drinking it!). So as a family we saved around $20 a week from the grocery bill when you take into account normal juice and the juice-boxes the kids take to school. The kids found it quite difficult to do - especially when others were drinking hot chocolate or an original iced chocolate (Sam's favourite from Gloria Jean - and I suspect the next time she passes a Gloria Jean she'll have to buy one).
Anyway, I'm very proud of the efforts from the kids. For my part, I love water, so only drinking water is not particularly difficult. I am very grateful that I can drink water straight from the tap!
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